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Terrell Ard Jr.
Marty Silvera
D’Maurian Williams
The basketball season has been over for a few weeks now, but Putnam Science Academy’s prep team the basketball season continues to generate good news.
Three more players off the 2020 national championship-winning squad announced last week they would be accepting scholarship offers to play basketball at the Division I level next year.
Marty Silvera, from Worcester, was first, announcing March 31 he was headed to St. Peter’s University in New Jersey. Terrell Ard Jr. followed, declaring April 3 his commitment to the University of Alabama-Birmingham. And finally April 6, D’Maurian Williams made Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina his choice.
“This is what happens at PSA,” said coach Tom Espinosa. “We have some really talented players who come here and colleges take notice. These are big days for these kids and I couldn’t be happier for them.”
Silvera, in his second season at PSA, did a little bit of everything for the Mustangs, averaging 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.3 steals. Silvera, a 6-foot, 2-inch guard, didn’t have much of a role last year but rededicated himself in the offseason to become an integral piece of a team that went 36-4.
“Marty has earned this by completely turning himself around,” Espinosa said. “He went from being a practice player to being a starter and one of most consistent players. This is just a testament to how hard he is willing to work.”
Ard Jr. had zero offers when he graduated from Allatoona High School outside of Atlanta in 2019. None.
But after a strong summer on the AAU circuit with the Georgia Canes and his postgrad year at Putnam Science Academy, the attention and the offers started to roll in. He had nearly two dozen to choose from when he picked UAB.
“I came from nothing with no offers and not knowing where I was going to go to college,” said the uber-athletic 6-7 wing that averaged 7.8 points and 7.0 rebounds. “People telling me I wasn’t a Division I player. I was getting (junior college) offers with no money. I wasn’t even getting real D2 offers. It’s just crazy how I came up from nothing and now I’m at a place I didn’t always think was going to be possible. But God’s always got something for you.”
Williams was a great unknown for PSA heading into the regular season, as he missed the entire preseason with an injury. But he impressed from the first game and quickly earned the trust of the coaching staff. A 6-foot-5 guard, he averaged 9.9 points per game (third on the team) while shooting 45 percent from the field, including 40 percent on 3-pointers.
“Being at PSA this year was huge for me,” Williams said. “Just the platform to get the opportunity that I did. I feel like these schools wouldn’t even know about me if it wasn’t for PSA. I am so grateful to the coaches for bringing me in and giving me the opportunity.”
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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Marianapolis
announces
honor roll
THOMPSON — The Marianapolis Prep Quarter 3 Honor Rolls include:
Head of School List
Ali Abdel-Jalil, Bayan, Kuwait; Olivia-Mae Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; Lily Alessandro, Pomfret Center, CT; Owen Alicandro, North Oxford, MA; James Alves, Uxbridge, MA; John Barnwell, Danielson, CT; Ryan Barnwell, Danielson, CT; Cassandra Belsito, Millbury, MA; Abigail Boria, Charlton, MA; Benjamin Bouchard, Douglas, MA; Vincent Bourgeois, Thompson, CT; Campbell Braun, South Grafton, MA; Stephen Canavan, Ashford, CT; Marielle Caparso, Worcester, MA; Panachai Chauychoo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Pannawat Chauychoo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Dominika Chmielewski, Webster, MA; Spencer Courville, Charlton, MA; Julia Crosby, Whitinsville, MA; Anna Czechowski, Webster, MA; Anh Dao, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Alexandra Delano, Charlton, MA; Joseph DiPietro, Worcester, MA; Danielle Doiron, Charlton, MA; Fiona Doiron, Charlton, MA; Benjamin Duquette, Webster, MA; Sophie Elustondo, Burwood, Australia; William Engle, Plainfield, CT; Ava Fabiano, Killingly, CT; Chiara Faiola, Auburn, MA; Yifei Fang, Shanghai, China; Ashley Giorgio, Millbury, MA; Juliette Golden, Millville, MA; Madelyn Grundstrom, Moosup, CT; Timothy Hall, Plainfield, CT; Zachary Hall, Plainfield, CT; B Hannon, Putnam, CT; Angelina Hargrave, Charlton, MA; Sofia Hargrave, Charlton, MA; Mai Hasegawa, Osaka-shi, Japan; Sophie Hendrick, Willimantic, CT; Philip Heney, Douglas, MA; Thu Hoang, Hai Phong, Vietnam; James Hoban, Millbury, MA; Maura Hoban, Millbury, MA; Patrick Hoban, Millbury, MA; Kaylynn Horan, Putnam, CT; Tung Huynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Katelyn Jacoboski, Willington, CT; Mackenzie Jutras, Greenville, RI; Claire Kelleher, Auburn, MA; Julia Kilroy, Upton, MA; Zachary King, Plainfield, CT; Kate Landis, Brooklyn, CT; Molly Landis, Brooklyn, CT; Abigail Leahy, Leicester, MA; Juhyoung Lee, Seoul, South Korea; Syhyoung Lee, Seoul, South Korea; Lauren Lemire, Southbridge, MA; Chenxi Liu, Changzhou, China; Alana Lorusso, North Oxford, MA; Ian MacKenzie, Woodstock, CT; Lauren Makie, Webster, MA; Szymon Mamro, Webster, MA; Riley Martin, Moosup, CT; Steven Mascolo, West Hartford, CT; Benjamin McGarry, Thompson, CT; Keegan McLeod, Foster, RI; Kate Melnick, North Grosvenordale, CT; Sara Michailides, Chepachet, RI; Ayame Mizuno, Nagoya, Japan; Linh Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam; Nhi Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Abbie O’Brien, Plainfield, CT; Declan O’Connor, West Boylston, MA; Long Pham, Hanoi, Vietnam; Brendan Phaneuf, Danielson, CT; Olivia Pisegna, Oxford, MA; Bronagh Power-Cassidy, Dublin, Ireland; Sara Powers, Grafton, MA; Sophia Rabitor, Dayville, CT; Jill Reardon, Fiskdale, MA; Grace Rhoads, Stafford Springs, CT; Lucas Rhoads, Stafford Springs, CT; Thomas Santos Soares, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Elizabeth Schoemer, Oxford, MA; Hannah Schoemer, Oxford, MA; Olivia Sczuroski, Pomfret Center, CT; Trinity Semo, Dudley, MA; Ashley Smith, Holden, MA; Ivana Smyckova, Horni Sucha, Czech Republic; Alex Stawiecki, Thompson, CT; Zachary Stoddard, Pomfret Center, CT; Maya Summiel, Dayville, CT; Thang Tran, Da Nang, Vietnam; Daniel Twohig, Douglas, MA; Rachel Ullstrom, Auburn, MA; John Vigliotti, Worcester, MA; Caroline Villa, Auburn, MA; Tram Vo, Phan Thiet, Vietnam; Mary Wall, Northborough, MA; Emily Walsh, Thompson, CT; Mary Walsh, Thompson, CT; Yunpeng Wang, Shenzhen, China; Zhenlin Wei, Shenzhen, China; Kyle Woodruff, Southbridge, MA; Mingyou Xu, Shanghai, China; Wenyang Yuan, Beijing, China; Abdullah Zameer, Woodstock, CT; Zihan Zhang, Jinan, China.
Dean’s List
Michael Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; Oyetola Ajayi-Obe, Worcester, MA; Jenin Ayyash, Worcester, MA; Morgan Beaudreault, Dayville, CT; Callista Bibeau, Danielson, CT; Emma Blanchard, Dayville, CT; Nicholas Boligan, Thompson, CT; Samuel Bouchard, Douglas, MA; Patrick Brooks, Worcester, MA; Hayden Buzzell, East Brookfield, MA; Jamie Calkins, Charlton, MA; Jessie Calkins, Charlton, MA; Hansen Cao, Shenzhen, China; Shaylan Cashman, Charlton, MA; Kara Corriveau, Brimfield, MA; Jasmine Creighton, Webster, MA; Paul Davey, Oxford, MA; Eva Dellea, North Oxford, MA; Sydney Duby, Worcester, MA; Nicholas Fennelly, Charlton, MA; Gilbert Fournier, Putnam, CT; Alexandra Giorgio, Millbury, MA; Lily Givner, Oxford, MA; Xiayuan Gong, Wuxi, China; Audrey Hammond, Sutton, MA; Emily Hammond, Sutton, MA; Alyson Hartman, Douglas, MA; Kiersten Haviland, Plainfield, CT; Lily Hayes, Danielson, CT; Donovan Hendrick, Willimantic, CT; Garret Hippert, Brooklyn, CT; Madeline Hollett, Charlton, MA; Nghi Huynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ge Jia, Baoding, China; Doyoon Kim, Seoul, South Korea; Caroline King, Rochester, MA; Ayana Kobayashi, Nagoya, Japan; Haruna Kobayashi, Nagoya, Japan; Avery Kurzontkowski, Shrewsbury, MA; Ava LaRoche, Stafford Springs, CT; Andie Lee, Charlton, MA; Evan Lundt, Woodstock, CT; Yihui Luo, Lian Yun Gang, China; Remonda Mankarios, Webster, MA; Ryan Martin, Douglas, MA; Salvatore Masciarelli, Northbridge, MA; Sydney Masciarelli, Northbridge, MA; Conner McLeod, Foster, RI; Emma McQuiston, Webster, MA; Daniel Moors, Uxbridge, MA; Colleen Murphy, Charlton, MA; Connor Murray, Southbridge, MA; Kaylynn Nolan, Oxford, MA; Hayley O’Connell, Webster, MA; Collin O’Connor, Sutton, MA; James Olivieri, Douglas, MA; Jenna Olivieri, Douglas, MA; Yasmeen Osborne, Brooklyn, CT; Dominic Penny, Charlton, MA; John Perveiler, Oxford, MA; Morgan Polinski, Webster, MA; Elena Polsky, Thompson, CT; Aleksandar Poturica, Belgrade, Serbia; Shunnan Qi, Shanghai, China; Jonathan Reardon, Fiskdale, MA; Johnna Romanek, North Grosvenordale, CT; Morgan Royston, Oxford, MA; Emma Russell, Brooklyn, CT; Elena Spangle, Brooklyn, CT; Christian Terwilliger, Lebanon, CT; Lily Tessmer, Lancaster, MA; Matthew Tomasino, Leicester, MA; Owen Trainor, Brooklyn, CT; Thinh Tran, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ashley Vandenbrouck, Oxford, MA; Caroline Vigneault, Southbridge, MA; Maggie Vo, Worcester, MA; Elizabeth Walker, Thompson, CT; William Weinkopf, Plainfield, CT; Tyler Whiteley, Foster, RI; Anna Wildes, North Uxbridge, MA; Yukun Wu, Taiyuan, China; Yaxuan Xu, Beijing, China; Zhihe Ye, Beijing, China; Yi Nok Yeung, Hong Kong; Boning Zhu, Shanghai, China; Xingyu Zhu, Wenzhou, China; Yutian Zhu, Hangzhou, China.
Honor Roll
Emma Allen, West Boylston, MA; Grace Booth, Webster, MA; Domenic Capalbo, Worcester, MA; Claire Crossman, Oxford, MA; Courtney Fleming, Douglas, MA; Isabel Hull, Union, CT; Ehmil Johnson, Auburn, MA; Kualim Johnson, Auburn, MA; Sydney Kennison, Somers, CT; Thomas Kennison, Somers, CT; Camille Larson, Charlton, MA; Michael Levesque, Narragansett, RI; Alexander Litke, Brooklyn, CT; Kaya Lukasek, Webster, MA; Sophia Maloney, Sutton, MA; Jacob McCabe, Douglas, MA; Kylie Miller, Webster, MA; Nhan Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Andrew Peck, Paxton, MA; Colby Pion, Danielson, CT; Emma Raps, Webster, MA; Ashley Robert, Plainfield, CT; Patrick Sabourin, Uxbridge, MA; John Sarantopoulos, Pomfret Center, CT; Kaeleigh Sullivan, Douglas, MA; Kang Xu, Xi’an, China; Haipei Yang, Nanjing Jiangsu, China; Lucas Yash, Webster, MA.
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Honored
LOWELL, Mass. — Lindsay Roberts of Putnam was named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Lowell for the fall semester. Roberts is majoring in sound recording technology.
Enrolled
WILLIMANTIC — Nine local students will head to Eastern Connecticut State University for the spring semester: Junior Lucas Basilio of Danielson is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Business Administration; Freshman Grace Borski of Thompson is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Secondary Education and Exploratory Education; Sophomore Ethan Canova of Danielson is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Business Administration; Sophomore Carina Coman of Woodstock is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Criminology; Sophomore Allison Keeling of Dayville is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Elementary Education and Art; Freshman Jocelyn Madden of Danielson is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Secondary Education and English; Freshman Kyla McCullough- Murphy of North Grosvendordale is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Communication; Junior Sean McGroary of Woodstock is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in New Media Studies; Junior Elise Schiavetti of Eastford is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Business Administration.
On dean’s list
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kobe Akana, a sophomore history major from Thompson, has been named to the Le Moyne College dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester.
Honored
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Kevin Fletcher of Dayville was placed on the dean’s list at Framingham State University for the fall 2019 semester.
On list
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Named to the dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College for the fall 2019 semester was Bennet F. Sage, a senior philosophy and philosophy major from Moosup and a graduate of Marianapolis.
Earn degrees
SALT LAKE CITY — Two local students earned their degree from Western Governors University: Michele Brezniak of Brooklyn, bachelor’s degree, nursing; and Esther Peterson of N. Grosvenordale, bachelor’s in educational studies.
Honored
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — John Quinn Cahan of Putnam was named to the dean’s list at Norwich University for the fall 2019 semester:
On dean’s list
DUDLEY — Zachary Dion, a Nichols College student from Putnam, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at Nichols College.
Honored
BOSTON — Margaret McLoughlin, a native of Woodstock, was named to the Emerson College dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester. McLoughlin is majoring in theatre and performance and is a member of the Class of 2021.
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Joins staff
PUTNAM — Day Kimball Healthcare announced the addition of colorectal and general surgeon Carlos Morales, MD, FASCRS, to its medical staff.
Dr. Morales earned his medical degree from Escuela Medico Militar, Mexico City, Mexico. He completed his general surgery residency at Danbury Hospital, Danbury in 2014. Dr. Morales completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship in 2015 at the University of Miami Hospital and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. He is board-certified in general, colon, and rectal surgery and brings more than 17 years of experience to Day Kimball. With a focus on robotic and laparoscopic surgery, he specializes in colorectal disorders including colon, rectal and anal cancer, among other conditions.
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Griffins Team
The 2019/20 Pomfret Schools Girls’ varsity basketball team included: Grace Bullied, forward, of Pomfret, 2022; Bella Goldman, guard, Scarsdale, .H., 2022; Sel Gonzalez, guard, Springfield, Mass., 2020; Tay Guirantes, guard, Bellport, N.Y., 2021; Michaela Nsubuga, forward, Danielson, 2021; Teagan O’Hara, guard, Woodstock, 2020; Alba Samu Rodriguez, guard, Madrid, Spain, 2022; Laila Travers, guard, Sandwich, Mass., 2021; Molly Vincent, forward, Douglas, Mass., 2020; McKinley White, forward, Southwick, Mass., 2020; Brooke Zahansky, guard, Pomfret, 2020. Head Coach was Patrick Burke; Assistant coach was Hannah Cooke. Team managers included Colin Kroll and Eva Steinitz. The team’s record was seven wins and 12 losses. Courtesy photo.
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